Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Obama’s ‘State Of My Re-election Campaign’ Speech Tonight

Obama’s ‘State Of My Re-election Campaign’ Speech Tonight“The
entire country is headed for the financial dumper and Fox News is
telling us who will be seated where during the President’s speech...as
if we really care.” - DRHBy Dell Hill via Fox NewsIn
an address to the nation - formerly known as the State of the Union
Address - President Barack Obama will dominate every TV set in the
country tonight to rattle off his “State of my Re-election Campaign”
speech.President Obama
is expected to focus on the economy and restoring the middle class in
his State of the Union address Tuesday night -- an annual speech that
Obama is using not only to review the condition of the nation, but to
attempt to convince voters to let him keep his job next year.(Insert your own favorite Obama re-election campaign photo here)As
Republicans slam what they say is a dismal record on fixing the economy
and creating work for Americans, the president will discuss ways to
grow manufacturing and small businesses, expand exports, reduce
dependence on foreign oil and make sure people are prepared for jobs in
the 21st century.He
will also discuss ways to create a "strong and durable economy ... one
that is fair to everybody," Obama senior advisor Valerie Jarrett told
Fox News on Tuesday."A
country where everybody plays by the same rules, where there's fairness
and equity -- if you work hard you can start a business in a garage and
it can grow to a global corporation, but where everybody has that
opportunity. And he will talk about taxes and a fair way to have a tax
system where people are paying their fair share," Jarrett said.In
what will be his third State of the Union address, Obama is expected to
propose raising the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, which
stands at 15 percent. That rate is the main reason billionaire Warren
Buffett pays taxes at a lower rate than his secretary. Buffett's
secretary will sit in first lady Michelle Obama's box for the speech.The
proposal is not new -- he suggested raising the rate to 20 percent for
upper income taxpayers in his 2012 budget, released in February last
year. The move would raise $123.6 billion over 10 years.But
as the administration seeks to play up its support for business,
entrepreneurs and job creation, all could be hurt by higher taxes on
capital gains and dividends.The
small business community is also waiting for the president to provide a
plan to get customers through their doors, said Dan Danner, president
and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Businesses.They
want "a plan that will create jobs by reducing the constraints that
prevent small-business owners, and all Americans who work and shop on
Main Street, from investing in the future," he said.Dell’s Bottom Line:Blah,
Blah, Blah....We’ve heard all of this rhetoric a million times before
and - thus far - we’ve seen nothing but disaster from this president and
his political party, aided by the Republicans on every crucial issue.This
isn’t news; it’s political BS, designed for one thing and one thing
only - the president’s re-election. We will hear very few truths
tonight. Most of what the President says will be yet another reflection
of his Utopian socialist dream.And
just who the Hell cares who’s sitting next to the First Lady? Do you?
I didn’t think so. If it was someone who had earned the honor, fine,
but Warren Buffett’s secretary is absolutely NOBODY. The entire country
is headed for the financial dumper and Fox News is telling us who will
be seated where during the President’s speech...as if we really care.And let’s not forget the Republicans and their “1,000 Days” red buttons. That’s big news, right?It’s
political business as usual today, yesterday and tomorrow inside the
Beltway. Quite frankly, it’s a sickening display of what’s absolutely
wrong with this country. Nothing that’s said tonight will have any
bearing on what’s done tomorrow. In other words, a total waste of
time....yours, mine and 315 million Americans.